The 2017–18 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by alumnus and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin, in his third year at the school. They played their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in tie for ninth place. They beat Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Red Storm finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 14–19, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in eighth place in conference. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesMalik Ellison 0 G 6'6" 215 Sophomore Voorhees, New Jersey Transferred to PittsburghFederico Mussini 4 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Reggio Emilia, Italy Entered the LBASidney Wilson 15 F 6'7" 170 Freshman Bronx, NY Transferred to Connecticut (pre-season)Richard Freudenberg 20 F 6'9" 210 Freshman Heidelberg, Germany Entered the BBLDarien Williams 45 F 6'8" 235 Senior San Francisco, California Graduated Transferred to Nevada
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes F 6'9" 240 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania transfer from South Carolina (3 yrs eligibility remaining) G 6'2" 170 Sophomore New Castle, Delaware transfer from Quinnipiac (3 yrs eligibility remaining)
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Preseason In a preseason poll of Big East coaches, the Red Storm was picked to finish in sixth place in the Big East. Sophomore guards Marcus LoVett and Shamorie Ponds were named to the preseason All-Big East second team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
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